Gemma felt terrible spying on her new friend, but if Calla was using dangerous spells, then Gemma thought it was something she should know about. Perry suggested they just come out and ask her about it, and Gemma agreed that was the right thing to do. But then Calla had turned all distant and moody right after her brother’s wedding, and since then she always seemed to be training or studying or on another assignment. So now Gemma and Perry were spying on her—observing, Perry called it—whenever they got the chance. Ned didn’t join them. He didn’t actually know about the ‘observing.’ He wouldn’t approve.
observingAt the moment, their observation was taking place in the library. Gemma had asked Calla if she wanted to hang out that afternoon, and Calla said she needed to go home. But when Gem
